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Eleven keeps fee steady in five-season LaLiga renewal in Belgium
NBA avoids dramatic fee drop with Eleven renewal in Belgium
Discovery ties Wimbledon renewals to ATP portfolio in multi-territory deal
Belgian clubs can exploit near-live clips on their own platforms in radical Pro League tender
Belgian Pro League tries to draw new entrants to challenge telco dominance
Eleven retains grip on UFC rights in Belgium
Proximus holds on to pay-television Champions League rights
RTL retains grip on free-to-air Champions League rights in Belgium
Eleven signs off on LaLiga rights extension in Belgium
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RTBF keeps financial discipline in protracted Belgian Olympics sublicense talks
Premier League rights in Belgium down after weak competition
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Eleven bolsters content offering with Bundesliga and Serie A deal
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports bolstered its Belgian sports portfolio last month, buying rights to Italy’s Serie A and Germany’s Bundesliga ahead of carriage negotiations.
Strong agency competition helps LaLiga grow revenues in Europe
Competition between sports-rights agencies has helped Spain’s LaLiga grow the value of its media rights in several new deals across Europe.
Uefa earns decent increases for its club competitions in Belgium
Uefa increased the value of Champions League media rights in Belgium by about 31 per cent last month, while the Europa League grew in value by about 19 per cent.
MP & Silva set to earn decent profit on Belgian Pro League deal
‘Aggressive’ Pro League tender could alienate incumbents
Uefa completes successful set of national team sales in Belgium
MP & Silva to bring Pro League rights to market early next year
DB Video to extend Belgian league deal despite struggles
DB Video will extend its contract for media rights to Belgium’s top-tier basketball league for a further season despite losing money on the current deal, TV Sports Markets understands.
RTBF and Telenet share F1 spoils across Belgium
Formula One Management this month extended a deal with Telenet for Flemish-language rights in Belgium, earning a decent rights-fee increase.
New format for Belgian second tier drives revenues
Introducing a professional format from 2016-17 and reducing its number of clubs has helped the Belgian second-tier football league more than double the value of its media rights.
Watching Brief (Vol.107) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences for the 2015 Tour de France
OTE v Nova rivalry gives Uefa surprise boost in Greece
Uefa is set to secure a decent increase in total rights fees for its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in the Greek market.
Fox retreats from Belgium after Pro League rights loss
Global channel syndicator Fox International Channels is no longer planning to launch its sports channels in Belgium, TV Sports Markets understands.
Watching Brief (Vol.84) Special Focus: Cycling – Tour de France
Mike Kiernan, Analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at audiences in key European markets for the 2014 Tour de France
Silva seals raft of Pro League highlights and clips deals
The MP & Silva agency agreed deals for highlights and clips rights to the Belgian Pro League late last month, taking it towards breakeven on the property.
Silva needs Fox for Pro League sale
MP & Silva needs new buyers to emerge for Belgian league rights